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Re:RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD by baq on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @04:29AM (#32493776)
> always on top, preventing access to other windows. E.g. Password dialogs for encrypted hard drives.

this is something that should be done everywhere, if it isn't, it's a potential security issue.

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Re:RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD by JacobSeated on Thursday August 18, 2022 @03:25AM (#32506397)
Supposedly the security issue is about copying and pasting passwords.

Trust me, the alternative is much, much worse. You do not want users using the same password everywhere.

I use a password manager, passwords are encrypted and only briefly available doing the copy / paste operation. It also has an auto-fill option which further limits the attack surface.

KDE is much more respectful towards users, because you can actually remove/add the "always on top" flag as needed, and that IS the way it should be.

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